T&D Video, Inc. v. City of Revere

On September 14, 1993, plaintiff T&D Video (“T&D”) applied to defendant City of Revere to build out and operate an adult video store in Revere. Consequently, the City of Revere implemented zoning ordinances restricting adult entertainment to a certain district and requiring conformity with set-back, space and location provisions. Citing the zoning ordinance as a violation of T&D’s First Amendment rights, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983 and G.L.c. 12, §11H, T&D filed for injunctive relief against the City of Revere seeking to enjoin it from enforcing the ordinance.2 On Oct. 23, 2002, the court…